Toy aeroplane



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W. R.,LA PLANTE TOY AEROPLANE Original Filed June 1 1921 Patented Sept.ll, 1923.

UNETEZE PATENT @FWQE.

WILLIAM a. LA PLANTE, on ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA.

TOY AEROPLANE.

Application filed June 1, 1921, Serial No. 474,066.

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VlLLIAM B. La PLANTE, a citizen of the UnitedStates, re-

' siding at St. Paul, in the county of Ramsey and State of Minnesota,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toy Aeroplanes, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in toys, and more particularly totoy aeroplanes.

The primary object of the invention ire-- sides in the construction ofa-toy aeroplane in which the steering rod for the front wheels isadapted to be disposed in proximity to a seat on the body of the toy sothat the said steering rod will be within easy and convenient reach of achild operating the same.

Another object of the invention resides in a toy aeroplane constructionwherein the body or fuselage is provided witha seat arranged so that thebody may be straddled in such a manner that the feet of the child mayengage the ground to propel the aeroplane forwardly, including asteering rod or bar disposed within easy reach of said seat for guidingthe toy.

Another and very important object of the invention will be found toreside in a toy aeroplane of the type above set forth which will beextremely simple in construction, consisting of comparatively few partsof very light material, therefore inexpensive to manufacture, strong anddurable, being adapted and designed for very young children, andotherwise attractive in its general appearance whereby its commercialpossibilities are greatly enhanced.

With these objects in view and others which will be suggested andmanifest as the purpose and nature of my invention are revealed in theimproved construction particularly described and set forth in thefollowing specification, and in the accompanying drawings, whereinFigure 1 is a. side view showing the toy,

Fig. 2 is a front view thereof, and,

Fig. 3 is a partial plan view showing the feet arrangement in relationwith the body.

Referring now to the drawings wherein like parts designate correspondingparts throughout the specification, 5 designates the fuselage or bodyportion of the toy which is shown as rearwardly tapering as at 6 andprovided with the vertical and horizontally Renewed March 3, 1923.

disposed vanes or planes 7, 8, at its rear designed along aeroplanelines. Substantially medially of the body, I have provided a seat 9having a back 9 and side 9 to accommodate a child which seat is disposedslightly forward of the rear shown are supported beneath the body, by V-shaped hangers 11 secured by suitable fastening elements 12 andconnected to the rear axle 13 as is well understood. Referring inparticular to Fig. 3, it will be noted that the body of the toy is cutaway as at 14 so that the child may conveniently straddle the body whilein the seat in such manner that the child may engage his feet with theground to propel the toy forwardly or rearwardly.

Suitably mounted on the front and body portion of the toy, I haveprovided a cylindrical like hollow casing or head 15, which carries apropeller blade 16, said casing being open at its rear and adapted toreceive any article casing 15 is mounted on the lower plane 17 which asshown isconnected to the top plane 18 by the usual struts 19, angularlyextending braces 20 being also provided and extending between the casingand top plane 18 as clearly shown by Fig. 2 of the drawing. The frontsupporting wheels 21 and their axle 22 are carried by the hanger 23secured beneath and at the front of the body of the toy, the said axlebeing provided with an inverted U-shaped element 2 1 which is rotatablewith respect to the hanger 23. The steering rod comprises asubstantially shaped bar, the vertical arm 25 of which extends throughthe casing 15 and body of the vehicle and through the hanger 23 and theU-shaped element 24, being connected at its lower end 26 with the axleof the front wheels as clearly shown by Fig. 2. The rearwardly extendingarm 27 of the steering rod is disposed in proximity to the seat 9 whereit may be easily and conveniently seized by the child and of courseoperated to the right or left to steer the toy as desired. The hanger 23is also provided with rearwardly extending braces 28 on each sidethereof which are secured as at 29 beneath the body thus affording astrong, durable and rigid structure designed to withstand rough andconstant use.

From the above construction taken in connection with the drawings, itwill be readily seen that I have provided a novel and very wheels 10which as or toy of the child. The said i

